He actually averaged a higher yards per carry number than Akers -- 5.6 to 5.3 -- and also added seven touchdowns to go with his 748 rushing yards.

Patrick finally became the big power back that FSU had been looking for as a junior and will fill that role again for the Seminoles this season.

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FSU’s Amir Rasul runs the ball during the Garnet and Gold Spring Game at Doak Campbell Stadium on Saturday, April 14, 2018. (Photo: Joe Rondone/Democrat)

Amir Rasul

Junior - 5'11 - 206 pounds

Rasul played in a reserve role on offense last year finishing with 152 rushing yards, though he did have a bigger role as a kickoff returner.

He's got breakaway speed, but has also shown the ability to lower his head and fight for the extra yard. He did have some trouble with ball security in the spring, and will need to fix that or he's going to get past by the talented backs behind him.

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FSU’s Khalan Laborn works out with teammates during football practice at the Al Dunlap Training Facility on Saturday, March 31, 2018.(Photo: Joe Rondone/Democrat)

Khalan Laborn

Redshirt freshman - 5'11 - 205 pounds

Laborn didn't play last year despite coming into FSU as a five-star recruit, but he showed off in the spring why he was that highly rated.

He had 140 yards on just 13 carries with two touchdowns in the Garnet and Gold Spring Game, including a 91-yard touchdown where he broke a couple tackles and then outran the FSU defense to the end zone.

Grant has no fear of competition at FSU after flipping his commitment from Tennessee to come play for the Seminoles despite the running backs already on campus.

He rushed for 966 yards and 20 touchdowns while averaging 7.7 yards per carry as a senior and also had 96 tackles, nine tackles for loss, three sacks, and an interception on defense.

Who gets the carries?

Akers, Patrick, and Laborn are in position to get most of the carries this year.

Akers is a dynamic running back that showed off the complete package with excellent speed, vision, athleticism, and toughness as a freshman, but also showed room to grow as he transitioned from quarterback -- which he played in high school -- to running back.

Patrick is surprisingly agile for a player of his size and is a receiving threat as well. He's become a much more physical runner than when he started out his career at FSU.

Patrick takes time to get up to full speed and seemed to struggle running out of the shotgun as a junior, which is what FSU will be primarily running out of in 2018. When he does get up to full steam he's tough to bring down.

Laborn is the running back that will benefit the most from the change in offenses.

He's got game changing speed, but also has the ability to make defenders miss in space. He also catches the ball extremely well out of the backfield, which is something that all of the running backs will be asked to do.

Rasul is going to have to work hard during fall camp to break into the rotation, and White has quite a bit of ground to make up as well after the spring. Grant is a likely redshirt candidate, but could play on special teams.